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trader with loss moving towards profitability, learning discipline. Passionate Rider!!

[Defence Brat @DefenceBrat]

Desh nahi padhega,
tabhi toh anpadho ko chunega.

That’s why I never endorse his products at @PypAyurved

His value systems are anti national

[Defence Brat @DefenceBrat]

पुणे कसं म्हणतात?

[Bhaumik Gowande @bhaumikgowande]

Pune flooding should be studied as a masterclass in destroying a hill city’s natural hydrology. A city sitting ~560m above sea level shouldn’t flood, unless you obliterate its rivers, hills, and drainage for real estate.

The real estate lobby has systematically destroyed Pune, once known as the Oxford of the East and even considered a potential capital of India before Delhi.

[Defence Brat @DefenceBrat]

₹700 per sq. ft. per annum is what @PMCPune charges on top of property tax and other costs; just for displaying your brand logo. And if you don’t comply, a JCB may show up to take it down.

Now consider IKEA signboard example as shown; if this store would have been in Pune:
20 ft height × 40 ft width = 800 sq. ft.
That comes to ₹5.6 lakh per year.

IMO, such recurring charges, over and above property tax and other levies businesses already pay are unnecessary. Even if the govt chooses to impose them, they should be rationalized and included within the broader property tax framework.

These kinds of fragmented and excessive charges ultimately contribute to the higher prices consumers end up paying.

PS: If you’ve received any notice from PMC, feel free to DM, I can help connect you with legal support.

[Defence Brat @DefenceBrat]

#LongPost On Situation of Small Scale #Entreprenuer in #India

Vietnam’s vacation season started, and an old friend happened to be visiting Pune, so we caught up over coffee today.

We hadn’t met since 2018, when he helped design my office interiors. Conversation picked up right where it left off. He’s still in the furniture business but now sells across the US, Australia, and Dubai.

Here’s the twist.

He no longer operates from India. He moved his base to Vietnam.

Not because he wanted to leave but because doing business there became easier than doing it here. He spoke about compliance layers, customs friction, and operational delays he faced earlier. In Vietnam, he says systems are predictable, infrastructure works, trade processes are smoother, and he can focus on building the business instead of navigating bureaucracy. The best part is, they have better skilled labour than us since govt invest in your skill enhancement.

Clean roads, better logistics, functioning support systems, these were not luxuries, but enablers.

And this is furniture, a sector where India should naturally excel.

If this is the experience of one small entrepreneur, imagine how many similar stories exist. When businesses quietly relocate, we don’t just lose factories, we lose opportunity, jobs, and momentum.

Not a rant; just a reflection after a long coffee conversation.

Food for thought.

[Raghav Chadha @raghav_chadha]

If voters can HIRE a neta, they should be able to FIRE the neta too.

If Indian voters have the Right to Elect, they should have the ‘RIGHT TO RECALL’ too.

Right to Recall is a mechanism that empowers voters to de-elect an elected representative, before their term ends, if they fail to discharge their duties. If we can impeach the President, the Vice President and judges, and move a no confidence motion against an elected government mid term, then why should voters be forced to tolerate a non performing MP or MLA for five full years.

Five years is too long. There is no profession where you underperform for five years with zero consequences.

More than 24 democracies in the world such as the United States, Switzerland etc. provide arecall or voter initiated removal mechanisms in some form. If Indian voters have the right to elect, they should have the right to recall too.

However, there should be safeguards to prevent misuse:

Threshold - At least 35 to 40 percent voters should back a recall trigger through a verified petition before any recall vote is held
Cooling period - A minimum 18 month lock in after election so the representative has time to deliver and cannot be targeted immediately after winning
Clear grounds- Recall only for proven misconduct, fraud, corruption or serious neglect of duty, not everyday political disagreements
Final test- Recall succeeds only if more than 50 percent voters support removal in the recall vote

This is citizen empowerment. It will push parties to field performers, reduce corruption, and bring democracy back to accountability.

Voters have the right to vote someone into office and they should have the right to vote them out of office too.

[Abhas Halakhandi @AbhasHalakhandi]

‘Middle class needs be pampered rather than being sandwiched between the rich & poor’-Thank you @raghav_chadha for consistently standing for the middle class!!

No benefit to Middle class in budget despite personal Income tax (11 lac Cr) greater than Corporate Tax (9 lac Cr)

[︎ ︎venom @venom1s]

Justice for Kamal

People need to wake up and make sure that this is the last such case.

Almost every city has uncovered potholes. So many men lose their lives every year because of them.

Hold politicians and authorities accountable.

[The India Voice @The_india_voice]

Raghav Chadha exposed the double standards of airlines in Parliament.

1 kg extra baggage
Passenger pays thousands.

5 hour flight delay
Airline pays nothing.

If passengers are penalized by the kilo, airlines must compensate by the hour.

Accountability cannot be one sided. Time is worth more than luggage.

[Nachiket Deshpande @nachiket1982]

90s Underworld to wealthy people: You have a lot of money, give us these many petis or khokas.

2026 Finance Minister:

[Venkatesh Alla @venkat_fin9]

Honestly, I’m completely lost for words. If profits deserve government’s share, what about losses? Will you pay us 30% of our losses too? Or is risk only for citizens? What are you even talking about, @nirmalasitaran? This sounds absurd, unfair, and deeply disconnected from reality and economic logic altogether missing.

Act with some sense @FinMinIndia @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc

[Mitesh Patel @Mitesh_Engr]

Agar corruption 0 ho jaye to income tax aur
STT ki bhi jarurat nahi padegi..
Govt should focus more on corruption than STT.

[महाराष्ट्र पोलीस - Maharashtra Police @DGPMaharashtra]

मुंबई पोलीस दलात कार्यरत असलेले पोलीस अंमलदार विदीप जाधव यांचे कर्तव्यावर असताना झालेल्या अपघाती निधनाबद्दल भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली. 🙏🏻💐

#भावपूर्ण_श्रद्धांजली

[Basant Maheshwari @BMTheEquityDesk]

No matter how much money you accumulate black or white one day you will die!

[Roshan Rai @RoshanKrRaii]

‘India should worry about Tariffs later and start worrying about Pollution first , it has far greater impact on India than any tariff’ : Gita Gopinathan, IMF

Kalli Purie of India Today had no answer, She didn’t know how to defend Modi.

Must Watch.
https://t.co/GC2P2r7Fmr

[रावण @raavan_india]

21 करोड़ लगाकर पानी की टंकी बनी और पानी भरते ही चल बसी , अदभुत

सांसद : मुकेश दलाल , भाजपा
विधायक :कुंवरजीभाई ,भाजपा

📍 सूरत , गुजरात

[Anurag Dwary @Anurag_Dwary]

जो जमीन पर बैठे शख़्स हैं वो आम जनता के नुमाइंदे हैं, जो कुर्सी पर बैठे हैं हुक्मरान हैं आम जनता देश के सबसे साफ शहर में गंदा पानी पीकर मर रही है,बीमार पड़ रही है इसी की शिकायत लेकर आए हैं लेकिन मंत्री जी को इतनी तमीज नहीं की जनता को उठाकर अपने बगल में बिठा लें

[Anurag Dwary @Anurag_Dwary]

देश के सबसे साफ शहर में गंदा पानी पीने से 10 से ज्यादा लोगों की मौत हो चुकी है जिस शख्स पर लोगों को साफ पानी पिलाने का जिम्मा है वो सवालों को फोकट बता रहे हैं हमारे सवालों को "घंटे" में उड़ा रहे हैं @manishdekoder @GargiRawat @Abhinav_Pan @sanket

[Defence Brat @DefenceBrat]

Guys, unfortunately, despite multiple attempts over the past few months, I have been unable to log in and view the response to my RTI on the Pune #SmartCityScam. It always send a regret.

To me, this appears deliberate. With no option left, I will now use CPGRAMS to obtain the response and will also start verifying each project on the ground. For this, I will need support from people living in the ABB area (Aundh, Baner, and Balewadi), as most of these projects were implemented there.

₹3,333 crore was enough to lay water pipelines and build cycle lanes across the entire city, yet PMC has failed us, and I am certain multiple parties are involved.

You have the right to know the truth so that you can choose your leaders wisely in the upcoming elections.

[Defence Brat @DefenceBrat]

The gangsters of Kharadi!

Both Pune Police and Naval Kishore must explain how someone can block a public road and still dare to threaten an ordinary citizen. This is a place that invites best talent across countries in cos like Citibank, Deloitte , BNYglobal and ors and lot of expats stay in this area.

This excavator, belonging to Om Construction, appears to be linked to a local strongman.

This is just the trailer. If Kharadi keeps electing the same people whose surnames appear on every second water tanker, residents will continue to suffer for years to come.